Joy League baseball crowns champions

The Joy League recently completed its 58th consecutive season of daytime baseball this summer. Commissioners Perry Akins and Ted Hagler awarded championship trophies to the teams that won the league’s three divisions.

The 2015 champions are: A- The Yanks, coached by Jamal Johnson and Kameron Johnson; AA- The Cards, coached by Nathan Carden, Richie Prilenski, Caroline Prilenski and several other helpful parents and family members; and AAA- The Yanks, coached by Tim Meehan, Mark Woods, Melvin Prim and Stephen McGhee.

To end the season, each division champ played a game against an All-Star team composed of 12 players from its division. In addition, there was a T-Ball rookie All-Star game played by a team composed of The Bucs and Cards against The Sox and Yanks. The players, coaches and their families enjoyed a traditional watermelon picnic following those games.

Each year, Joy League games are played on Saturday mornings on the two fields at Edgewood Elementary School. A total of 174 boys and girls played in league games this year.

Established in 1958 by John J. Smith Sr., the Joy League provides its third generation of players ages 4 to 12a fun place to learn how to play baseball. They do not have evaluations or tryouts, as every player plays in every game. 

For additional information, contact Perry Akins, 823-4929 or Bill Hutto, 871-1416.